⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 27- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 33-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
- A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:26 · MIN 14-9 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Beasley technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 9:55 · MIN 6-6 SAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Luke Ridnour and DeMarcus Cousins
Q3 3:02 · MIN 62-77 SAC
- Technical
Anthony Randolph technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:56 · MIN 93-119 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · MIN 18-24 SAC
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27
Q3 0:31 · MIN 75-102 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 0:56 · MIN 93-127 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 3:02 · MIN 62-77 SAC
- Technical
Francisco Garcia technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:48 · MIN 73-81 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
